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Malaysia’s Planners See Yet Another Mirage

Government must focus on the rural heartland, not Industry 4.0

May 27, 2021
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By: Murray Hunter

Although Malaysia’s government wants to move the country’s manufacturing base from low-end assembly and labor-intensive production towards lean manufacturing, utilizing, AI, and automation within a digital cloud enterprise environment between 2024 and 2026, it isn’t going to be easy, and the goals may be too ambitious. There are alterna…

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